“Kodvwa nine, wotani la, nine madvodzana esangoma lesisikati, nine ntalo yetiphingi neyetingwababane!
Jeremiya 3:9 - Siswati 1996 Bible Njengobe bugwadla ba-Israyeli abusho lutfo kuye, walingcolisa live, waphinga netithico letingematje naletitigodvo. |
“Kodvwa nine, wotani la, nine madvodzana esangoma lesisikati, nine ntalo yetiphingi neyetingwababane!
Emkhatsini wematje labusheleleti asemifudlaneni ukhetsa tithico takho, tona titabelo takho. Yebo, utfululele kuto iminikelo yetinatfo, wanikela nangeminikelo yalokutinhlavu. Ngifanele ngeneliseke yini ngato tonkhe letintfo?
Ngitabaphindzisela ngalokuphindziwe ngenca yetono tabo nangebubi babo, ngobe balingcolisile live lami ngetinhlobonhlobo tetitfombe tabo letingenamphefumulo, bagcwalisa lifa lami ngetithico tabo letinengekako.”
Bakhuluma elugodvweni batsi: ‘Wena ungubabe wami,’ nasetjeni bakhulume batsi: ‘Wena wangitala.’ Bangifulatsele, bafihla buso babo kimi, kodvwa batsi nase bahluphekile bese batsi: ‘Kota utesisindzisa!’
Nganiletsa eveni lelivundzile kutsi nitewudla titselo talo kanye nesivuno salo lesinonile, kodvwa nefika nalingcolisa live lami, nenta lifa lami laba ngulelinengekako.
“Phakamisela emehlo akho etulu eticongweni letingenalutfo, ubone. Ikhona yini indzawo lapho bangazange sebakulale khona? Njengalondzindzako ehlane, wahlala eceleni kwemgwaco ulindzele tiphingi. Ulingcolisile lelive ngebugwadla bakho nangekukhohlakala kwakho.
Wabuye watsatsa leyo mihlobiso lengakunika yona, imihlobiso leyayentiwe ngegolide yami nangesiliva yami, watibumbela ngayo tithico letidvuna lewawugwadla nato.
Amdlundluluta bume eneka bungcunu bakhe ebaleni, atsatsa emadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe, yena ambulala ngenkemba. Wagucuka waba siga emkhatsini webafati, wanikwa sijeziso.
Ngako wafisa kuba neluntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko yebusha bakho, ngesikhatsi useseGibhithe lapho tingono temabele akho tatiphiciketwa khona netimphumamlotsa takho tatibhujungwa khona.”
Tagucuka taba tingwababane eGibhithe. Tagwadla kusukela kwasebusheni bato. Kulelo live emabele ato abebhujungwa, netingono tebuntfombi bato tatiphiciketwa khona.
“Yekhutani make wenu, mekhuteni, ngobe akasesiye umkami, nami angisesiyo indvodza yakhe. Ase akususe lokubukeka kwebugwadla ebusweni bakhe, nalokungetsembeki lokusemkhatsini wemabele akhe.
kwebantfu bami. Indlela bayibuta etithicweni tetigodvo, baphendvulwe yindvuku yelugodvo. Umoya webugwadla uyabedukisa; abaketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wabo.
Awu, Simakadze, ngikhala kuwe, ngobe umlilo sewukhotse onkhe emadlelo, nemalangabi asashise tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga.
Nako kulowo muntfu losho esigodvweni atsi: ‘Phila!’ nome etjeni lelingenamphilo atsi: ‘Vuka!’ Lingasinika yini seluleko? Lembeswe ngegolide nangesiliva, kute umphefumulo kulo.
Kepha mine ngitsi: Lowo lolahla umkakhe ngaphandle kwebugwadla, uyamphingisa; nalotsatsa umfati lolahliwe, uyaphinga.”